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The Hahn–Banach Theorems Universitext Series Editors Sheldon Axler Department of Mathematics, San Francisco State University San Francisco, California, USA Vincenzo Capasso Dipartimento di Matematica, Università degli Studi di Milano Milano, Italy Carles Casacuberta Depto. Àlgebra i Geometria, Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Angus Mcintyre Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom Kenneth Ribet Department of Mathematics, University of California Berkeley, California, USA Claude Sabbah CNRS, Ecole polytechnique Centre de mathématiques Palaiseau, France Endre Süli Worcester College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Wojbor A. Woyczynski Department of Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio, USA Universitext is a series of textbooks that presents material from a wide variety of mathematical disciplines at master’s level and beyond. The books, often well class- tested by their author, may have an informal, personal even experimental approach to their subject matter. Some of the most successful and established books in the series have evolved through several editions, always following the evolution of teaching curricula, to very polished texts. Thus as research topics trickle down into graduate-level teaching, first textbooks written for new, cutting-edge courses may make their way into Universitext. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/223 Adam Bowers • Nigel J. Kalton An Introductory Course in Functional Analysis 2123 Adam Bowers Nigel J. Kalton (deceased) Department of Mathematics Department of Mathematics University of California, San Diego University of Missouri, Columbia La Jolla, CA Columbia, MO USA USA ISSN 0172-5939 ISSN 2191-6675(electronic) Universitext ISBN 978-1-4939-1944-4 ISBN 978-1-4939-1945-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-1945-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014955345 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) To the memory of Nigel J. Kalton (1946–2010) Foreword Mathematicians are peculiar people who spend their life struggling to understand the great book of Mathematics, and find it rewarding to master a few pages of its daunting and ciphered chapters. But this book was wide open in front of Nigel Kalton, who could browse through it with no apparent effort, and share with his colleagues and students his enlightening vision. That book is now closed and we are left with the grief, and the duty to follow Nigel’s example and to keep working, no matter what. Fortunately, his mathematical legacy is accessible, which includes the last graduate course he taught in Columbia during the AcademicYear 2009–2010. Adam Bowers, a post-doctoral student during that year, gathered very careful notes of all classes and agreed with Nigel that these notes would eventually result in a textbook. Fate had in store that he completed this work alone. Adam Bowers decided that this tribute to Nigel should be co-authored by the master himself. All functional analysts should be grateful to Adam for his kind en- deavour, and for the splendid textbook he provides. Indeed this book is a smooth and well-balanced introduction to functional analysis, constantly motivated by applica- tions which make clear not only how but why the field developed. It will therefore be a perfect base for teaching a one-semester (or two) graduate course in functional analysis. A cascade falling from so high is a powerful force, and a beautiful sight. Please open this book, and enjoy. Paris, France Gilles Godefroy January 2014 vii Preface During the Spring Semester of 2010, Nigel Kalton taught what would be his final course. At the time, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri- Columbia and Nigel was my mentor. I sat in on the course, which was an introduction to functional analysis, because I simply enjoyed watching him lecture. No matter how well one knew a subject, Nigel Kalton could always show something new, and watching him present a subject he loved was a joy in itself. Over the course of the semester, I took notes diligently. It had occurred to me that someday, if I had the good fortune to teach a functional analysis course of my own, Nigel Kalton’s notes would make the best foundation. When I happened to mention to Nigel what I was doing, he suggested we turn the notes into a textbook. Sadly, Nigel was unexpectedly taken from us before the text was complete. Without him, this work—and indeed mathematics itself—suffers from a terrible loss. About this book This book, as the title suggests, is meant as an introduction to the topic of functional analysis. It is not meant to function as a reference book, but rather as a first glimpse at a vast and ever-deepening subject. The material is meant to be covered from beginning to end, and should fit comfortably into a one-semester course. The text is essentially self-contained, and all of the relevant theory is provided, usually as needed. In the cases when a complete treatment would be more of a distraction than a help, the necessary information has been moved to an appendix. The book is designed so that a graduate student with a minimal amount of advanced mathematics can follow the course. While some experience with measure theory and complex analysis is expected, one need not be an expert, and all of the advanced theory used throughout the text can be found in an appendix. The current text seeks to give an introduction to functional analysis that will not overwhelm the beginner. As such, we begin with a discussion of normed spaces and define a Banach space. The additional structure in a Banach space simplifies many proofs, and allows us to work in a setting which is more intuitive than is necessary ix x Preface for the development of the theory. Consequently, we have sacrificed some generality for the sake of the reader’s comfort, and (hopefully) understanding. In Chap. 2, we meet the key examples of Banach spaces—examples which will appear again and again throughout the text. In Chap. 3, we introduce the celebrated Hahn–Banach Theorem and explore its many consequences. Banach spaces enjoy many interesting properties as a result of having a complete norm. In Chap. 4, we investigate some of the consequences of completeness, in- cluding the Baire Category Theorem, the Open Mapping Theorem, and the Closed Graph Theorem. In Chap. 4, we relax our requirements and consider a broader class of objects known as locally convex spaces. While these spaces will lack some of the advantages of Banach spaces, considerable and interesting things can and will be said about them. After a general discussion of topological preliminaries, we con- sider topics such as Haar measure, extreme points, and see how the Hahn–Banach Theorem appears in this context. The origins of functional analysis lie in attempts to solve differential equations using the ideas of linear algebra. We will glimpse these ideas in Chap. 6, where we first meet compact operators. We will continue our discussion of compact operators in Chap. 7, where we see an example of how techniques from functional analysis can be used to solve a system of differential equations, and we will encounter results ∞ 1 which allow us to do unexpected things, such as sum the series n=1 n4 . We conclude the course in Chap. 8, with a discussion of Banach algebras. We will meet the spectrum of an operator and see how it relates to the seemingly unrelated concept of maximal ideals of an algebra. As a final flourish, we will prove the Wiener Inversion Theorem, which provides a nontrivial result about Fourier series. At the end of each chapter, the reader will find a collection of exercises. Many of the exercises are directly related to topics in the chapter and are meant to complement the discussion in the textbook, but some introduce new concepts and ideas and are meant to expose the reader to a broader selection of topics. The exercises come in varying degrees of diffculty. Some are very straightforward, but some are quite challenging. It is hoped that the reader will find the material intriguing and seek to learn more. The inquisitive mind would do well with the classic text Functional Analysis by Walter Rudin [34], which covers the material of this text, and more. For further study, the reader might wish to peruse A Course in Operator Theory by John B. Conway [8] or (moving in another direction) Topics in Banach Space Theory by Albiac and Kalton [2]. About Nigel Kalton Nigel Kalton was born on 20 June 1946 in Bromley, England.
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